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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro (born 1954) "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world." [1] The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 5 October 2017.
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- 1901
- Swedish Academy
As of 2023, the Nobel Prize in Literature had been awarded to 120 individuals. 17 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. As of 2023, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French with 16 ...
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Oct 5, 2017 · Thu 5 Oct 2017 19.49 EDT. The British author Kazuo Ishiguro said he was both honoured and “taken completely by surprise” after he was named this year’s winner of the 2017 Nobel prize in...
Oct 5, 2017 · This year’s prize has been awarded to the British author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. News: Kazuo Ishiguro wins the 2017 Nobel prize in literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of many Nobel Prizes given in honor of Alfred Nobel. Every year, a writer is chosen by the Swedish Academy to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. They choose someone who they think has written something that has great value. The prize was awarded the first time in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme of France.
Oct 5, 2017 · B ritish novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, known for his spare prose style and books rich in repressed emotion, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ishiguro, 62, author of The Remains of...
